This week in strict compliance with the anti-epidemic measures start the training sessions of the enumerators and controllers to be employed for Census 2021.
The training sessions are one-day and are organized by the municipal census commissions and the regional statistical offices. The first meetings with the enumerators will be held in all municipalities of the country during the period 17th August – 7th September in halls rented especially for this aim, which are with large enough capacity so that to meet the requirements for preventing the COVID-19 distribution.
The enumerators and controllers will get familiar with the Census Act, the contents of the questionnaires, the way and time of work and their rights and obligations. Special attention will be paid to the strict compliance with the anti-epidemic measures and the instructions that NSI received by the Ministry of Healthcare for conducting Census 2021.
Even before the training all participants will be given training materials, face reusable masks and disinfectants.
Census 2021 will be conducted from 7th September to 3rd October in two stages – the first stage – from 7th to 17th September – will be counting via Internet, and from 18th September to 3rd October – with enumerators who will visit the households in the hours from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. every day, also at weekends.
You can find current information about the preparation and conducting of Census 2021 on https://census2021.bg/.
